Chapter 141: The new patient
Maddie
Robin's right, what's happening is not normal, and it could endanger everyone, I think as I walk through the garden near the pack house, where the little wolf used to wait for me every morning.
"I have to do something, but I don't know where to start. My mates are not here now!
I don't even know how to explain... how do I tell them that I've received messages! I really don't know," I say to the little wolf, and he watches me intently, as if he understands what I'm saying.
I've been on the alert for the last few days, watching who goes in and out of the pack, but it's impossible to keep up, especially as I don't know this place as well as the others.
"Could you help me, little wolf? Could you keep an eye out for anything suspicious?" I ask him, and he wags his tail, moving from side to side. Everything about him says 'yes', and I have this strange faith that he really can help me.
"We'll keep an eye out," I whisper, stroking his fur and looking into his eyes. Being with him always brings me peace, a very strange feeling these days. I'm distracted when I hear a commotion.
"What's going on? Are the alphas back?" I ask excitedly, hoping for their return.
Liam has taken the protection thing seriously and has been in charge while my mates have been away. Even Robin has started to take on planning and security duties, and everyone listens to her like the Beta woman she is. As for me, with everything that's happened, I feel like I haven't done my job very well. Not now, especially since, as a Luna, I feel like I'm a precious resource that must be protected at all costs.
"Yes, the Alphas are back, Luna, but something is happening..." one of the warriors says. Liam takes control of the situation; I see him at one of the doors, organizing warriors and help. When I saw that Dr Karim was already ready to help, I was overcome with fear.
"Who is hurt? What's happening?" I ask in fear, but nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to see.
Kurt looks strong, very serious, giving orders and approaching the pack's borders, while a group of warriors is injured as if they've just fought the worst battle. I'm horrified to see several of them helping to carry Logan, who is badly hurt.
"Oh my goodness," I whisper in horror, covering my mouth.
"Leave them, the stretchers are ready. I've called several assistants, move them carefully," Doctor Karim orders. I watch as Logan lies unconscious, his pants dirty and stained with blood. The wound on his neck and torso sends shivers down my spine.
"They're fine, take them to the infirmary," Karim says, looking at a pair of men she is embracing. I realize they must be some of her mates.
"Kurt," I say, looking at my favorite blonde, and he pulls me into his arms, holding me tightly and kissing me. He tells me a bit about what happened, how they found Logan and that the search for Oscar, Vera and Rowan is now on hold.
"Logan tried to bring back evidence. There is some, we'll go through it later," he tells the doctor as she starts working on the rest of the injured.
"I want to help, please," I plead and Kurt sighs. I know he carries a heavy burden now; Logan is wounded, Dominic has gone to gather more evidence to help the other wounded, and they are in even more danger. This morning they fought in bed about who should stay with me, and today we are all separated again and in danger.
"There is something you can do," he says, and we wait while Dr Karim work on Logan. After a while the doctor seems to have finished and we eagerly await news.
"He's stable," she says, "and that's the best news we could hope for at the moment, considering what he's been through. His wounds are deep and aggressive, his wolf is still fighting to heal him. He's going to need time and a lot of rest" Then both she and Kurt look at me and I understand what Kurt meant when he said there's something I can do to help.
"I'll stay with him," I whisper. I knew this was my place. We had faced countless problems, and although the eldest of the triplets had hurt me deeply, the pack needed him. We all needed him now, and perhaps always.
"I'll be around, mate, take care of Logan" Kurt whispers, giving me a kiss on the forehead. I want to tell him to rest, to take a break, even to stay with me, but I know he won't. All the responsibility now rests on his shoulders.
"Please let me know if you hear anything about Dominic," I ask, and he nods. I sigh and move closer to the stretcher where Logan lies.
He's asleep, breathing heavily. It's strange that all this had to happen for me to be truly close to him, not in those brief moments when he said something hostile or kissed and touched me without my control. Logan just lies there, asleep, and I can study him in the way I've always wanted to, but never had the chance. I never dreamed of having him like this.
His face is as handsome as his brothers. His hair is darker and thicker, and his eyebrows are black and heavy, forming a perpetual frown. His eyelashes are long and thick, and I can almost picture his beautiful blue eyes in my mind, as if I could see them right now.
His lips are full, as if they were made for kissing, that scar in his face... makes him looks tougher and more attractive. He's an imposing man, tall and strong. Under the sheets I can imagine his muscles, his strong hands and his pale skin. I am looking at the eldest of the triplets, the most powerful man of many packs.
"You really are magnificent, Logan. I would have liked to meet you under different circumstances, not as enemies," I whisper. I don't know if he can hear me. I think I'm just talking, saying what's in my heart, what I've kept buried for so long. I don't know what will happen next: if he will recover and everything will go back to normal, if we will become strangers again.
For a long time I can't stop looking at him, watching for any tiny movement, any sign of improvement, any hint that he's woken up and is okay.
"I have been gathering information. The Council seems to be creating these beasts," Kurt tells me as he brings me breakfast.
"For what?" I ask.
"We think it's for the war. I hope Dominic brings some answers," he says, and I sigh. I spend the whole day by Logan's side. I even dare to stroke his hair, brushing strands away from his face, touching his eyebrows and eyelids, still with some fear, still afraid that he might wake up and look at me with disapproval, that he won't want to feel my touch, that I will disgust him.
I still remember the look on his face when I found him in the forest, when I ran and left that scar on his face. But as I stroke him... he suddenly moves.
I stepped back, worried, and saw him stir weakly and whisper.
"Maddie... mate."
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